Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-11-24
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| Council Bluus. The assault was mace NJ
quarter after six on the evening OF Nov.
10, while hundreds of people were in and
about the hotel Youlton was shot
thr ugh the right hand, badly SCATTERING
the mes Of the two middle fingers
After the shooting the highwayman got
all the money and escaped The unfortnn.
ate man drew the shot by resisting the
robber
More machinery will be put into the
canning factory at Davenport next spring,
All the records. accounts and valuable
papers Of the orphans home a, Daven.
port were burned, The supposed fire.
proof vault was useless.
John McClntock was arrested at Mont
rose Iowa, and brought to Keakuk on
suspicion of being implicated in the
disappearance Of his wife. McClintock
was working on the steamer Maggie
Reaney, and ope evening recently she
went with him to the boat. Since that
lime nothing has been seen Of her, and
il is rumored that McClintock drowned
the woman, as he had often threatened
20 do. lie was angry that night because
she would not consent to divorce so that
he could marry another woman
The tru tees OF the agricultural college
NJ Ames want an appropriation for a
ladies hall The fellows are anxious
to cultivate and amalgamate the sexes
and science.
A tableau of love and lead was sprung
ON the residents of North Hill. Burlington,
one evening recently. II was fringed
with romance and closed with semi. trag
ic and somewhat bloody aspect. The star
of the evening was Edward Gill. Nearly
year he had hurled his hand and an
empty head and pocketbook at the head
of Mary Brown, but his rash pleadings
and self-dcslruclye threats were met
with mild rebukes, smiling indifference
aud final rejection. Gill's measure then
overlooked with hate anarchy. Meeting
Mary in the company of an ,ther Gan he
swnoped down on them and gave them
the contents of his revolver. Two of the
deadly missiles pierced the throbbing
tender flesh of the young woman. the
Others escaped DITTO Edward. Damages
slight.
The Third ward school building at
Muscatine was partially destroyed by fire
Nov 10. Loss, fifteen thousand dollars;
insurance as follows: Northwestern
Mutual. two thousand dollars, and lmpei
ial, Of London, three thousand dollars,
Aetna, five hundred on furniture. The
children were all atten out safely.
Moses Jefferson, a colored MINER work.
ing IN the Cleveland mines at Charlton
was instantly killed Nov, 70, by falling
slate. His son working near him was
fatally injured.
Davenport has already raised the funds
to put champion base ball team in the
deld next year.
An Iowa crop report says that forty.
SIX counties report fewer hossTthan usual
sixteen the usual number and thirty seven
more. Eight counties report choIora
Nine counties report fewer cattle, eleven
The usual number, and six more.
On the evening Of Nov. II, a man
named Johannes Nelson was killed on the
farm of Mr.. Griffin some seven miles
southeast of Britt. Nelson was at work
helping dig well for Griffin. They
used an auger with sweep and Nelson
drove the team. The auger in boring
struck rock, some one called "whoa"
and the team stopped SO quick that the
weep flew back with great force striking
Mr.. Nelson, in the head. killing him in.
stantly. 1t was found the sweep had torn
open the side of his fee and jaw and his
uGck was broken. 1t would seem he was
walking too close behind the team. No
blame is attached to the other persons
present. He was Swede by birth and
had only been in this country a few
months and his folks are all in Sweden
Peter Johns. N, for whom he worked last
summer, took charge of the body and the
Scandinavian citizens will look after bis
burial All speak Of him as an honest,
industrious young man.
An Angus special says:-The scarcity
of water is becoming distressing. Several
wells sunk within the corporation the last
two weeks have been pushed to depth
OF over 100 feet and no water obtained
II seems thai the mines under the town
have drained all the water from the saEd
strata above the coal. Water at present
is hauled two miles, from the Coon
river.
Mrs. s. J. Brown, Of Bode. Humboldt
county, had at their last comfy fair the
finest exhibit of farm products prooably
ever made by woman. at least. She
makes specially of vegetables. She has
just received from Philadelphia seed
house cash premium of 800 for thl
largest head of cabbage raised from their
seed and Sl5 for the largest melon also
raised from their seed. She is quite elated
aud encouraged )y her success.
The following comes from Jefferson:
Our people are still exploring for natural
gas AT least dozen wells are being
sunk, and in a number of instances salts
factory results have been obtained. An
expert from ST. Louis is here for the pur.
pose Of impariing such information as is
needed for the proper utilization of nalur-
al gas and the proper preservation Of the
wells after the boring is accomplished.
This should have been done at the outset.
1t would have obviated considerable an
noyance that has arisen from the imper-
feet knowledge of the matters suggested
by the well-borer.
L. Banks Wilson, Bedford. Iowa. IS the
most extensive horse man IN Iowa He
has handled over 600 horse ne last year,
and stands in readiness to buy good
horse any day. His honorable way Of
dealing has made him his wide reputation
in this country as well as in England, aud
he claims to have more imported show
horses in his stable to-day than any one
man in Iowa. and says he thinks he has
the smallest Shetland pony in the State.
The pony is three years old and weighs
100 pounds.
The Fort Madison paper mills manu-